EP2652555A4 - Color-image forming apparatus - Google Patents

Color-image forming apparatus Download PDF

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Publication number: EP2652555A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: color; image forming; forming apparatus; image; forming
Prior art date: 2010-12-15
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

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EP11848272.8A

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German (de)

French (fr)

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EP2652555A1 (en

EP2652555B1 (en

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Takaaki Tsuruya

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Canon Inc

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Canon Inc

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2010-12-15

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2011-12-09

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2017-11-15

2011-12-09 Application filed by Canon Inc filed Critical Canon Inc

2013-10-23 Publication of EP2652555A1 publication Critical patent/EP2652555A1/en

2017-11-15 Publication of EP2652555A4 publication Critical patent/EP2652555A4/en

2018-11-21 Application granted granted Critical

2018-11-21 Publication of EP2652555B1 publication Critical patent/EP2652555B1/en

Status Not-in-force legal-status Critical Current

2031-12-09 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

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EP11848272.8A 2010-12-15 2011-12-09 Color-image forming apparatus Not-in-force EP2652555B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
JP2010279897		2010-12-15
JP2011262126A JP6061461B2 (en)	2010-12-15	2011-11-30	Color image forming apparatus
PCT/JP2011/079121 WO2012081686A1 (en)	2010-12-15	2011-12-09	Color-image forming apparatus

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EP2652555A1 EP2652555A1 (en)	2013-10-23
EP2652555A4 true EP2652555A4 (en)	2017-11-15
EP2652555B1 EP2652555B1 (en)	2018-11-21

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EP11848272.8A Not-in-force EP2652555B1 (en)	2010-12-15	2011-12-09	Color-image forming apparatus

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US (2)	US9037011B2 (en)
EP (1)	EP2652555B1 (en)
JP (1)	JP6061461B2 (en)
KR (1)	KR101544654B1 (en)
CN (1)	CN103261973B (en)
WO (1)	WO2012081686A1 (en)

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